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    Prescott E0 won't run on my IC7 mobo

    I'm having problems booting into Windows (both XP and 2000 reboots at the bootup logo) with my new E0 SL7PN 3.2Ghz (not OC'd) on IC7 v1.1, and have tried BIOSes 2.8, 2.7, 2.6. Went back to my 3.0c northwood. I have previously run Prescotts SL7E4/SL7E5 on this same board using BIOS 2.5...
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    Need help to fix a radiator leak

    It was about a drop per second. The pump was a Laing type like the MCP650, came as part of a DD TDX kit. Finally the leak stopped after I re-applied about 7 layers of sealant tape. I noticed the original tape was not scratched at all so it must be too loose. I first applied about 3 layers...
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    Need help to fix a radiator leak

    One funny thing though (excuse me as it's my first time with these things), after I tightened it, the leak was only when the pump was running and when I turned it off and left it a few hours it didn't leak.
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    Need help to fix a radiator leak

    Thanks folks, I'll try out replacing the tape and also apply tube sealant first, if these still doesn't fix it, I'll be RMAing the thing.
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    Need help to fix a radiator leak

    Hi, I bought a new black ice 2 radiator and while testing my new watercooling setup for leak, I found out 1 of the fittings of the rad was leaking. I tightened it to very tight already, but it did not fix the leak. The fitting already has sealant tape on it, should I buy and apply another...
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    Does HSF vibration affect OC stability / CPU life?

    sneakystuff, yes, it needs >3200rpm at (3.0c@258FSB,1.6v,P4C800E), any lower, 2 x prime fails within an hour (temp goes > 60c), but is ok at screamer speeds (temp maintained at 57c). vegetto, well, i am new to tornadoes, but compared to panaflo 2800rpm H1A and papst 92 fan, i think the...
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    Does HSF vibration affect OC stability / CPU life?

    I run a Tornado 92mm at 3600rpm for my OC'd rig (P4), HS is XP90. I found out the fan vibrates a lot after touching the HS body. Does this affect the OC stability or even the life of the CPU? I can't find any other 92mm fan out there that is as powerful and doesn't vibrate too much (such as...
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    2 quick questions on ICH5 Raid 0

    oops pressed enter too soon... thanks for the reply, did you use any partitioning software?
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    2 quick questions on ICH5 Raid 0

    - does Raid 0 support multiple primary partitions? - is Linux support for ICH5R available already?
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    Fan design ideas

    just wanna know if anybody has attempted to design 80mm, 92mm or 120mm fans to look like 3-blade electric fans (home appliance) or airplane propellers or chopper rotors (2 or 3 blade)? why not, since in actual usage these 'fan' types move a lot of air. maybe at low RPMs they are silent and at...
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    How tough are today's HDDs?

    I ask this because today while upgrading a sound card my grip of the case slipped and it went bang! on the marble floor. The midtower case fell down about 1 foot high and sideways. I have 3 HDs in it - 2 hitachi SATA Raid 0s and 1 WD 120JB. booting up a few times after that there seemed to be...
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    Confused about Panaflo fans

    Hi Gizzo, That's a very good site you put up there thank you, i wished it also had the power rating column as well. by the way, what do you think of the Papst vario-fans, how do these work? Is there an extra temperature wire attached to it to which you attach to a heatsink or something else?
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    Confused about Panaflo fans

    Panaflo series of fans are very confusing. Some 92mm M1As have same .15a spec. as L1As, then some have RPM monitoring like M1A BX versions w/c specifies .2a (must be noisy). Shopping around I came across 92mm H1As rated .55a, I bought one and boy, this one's a screamer and it's not even the...
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    Asus P4G8X standby mode - fans won't go off?

    Would like some advice, the fans continue running when WinXP enters standby mode. System - P4, P4G8X Dlx, 2x256 Corsair TwinX3200, PSU Antec 480P, 9700Pro BIOS 1006 - STR enabled-USB jumper set to +5VSB.
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    help!! Why is my Super High output panaflo running at 1300rpm?

    Panaflo fans don't support RPM monitoring feature - that's why. The optional third wire is for fan-locked alarm feature, I recall reading from one of their brochures.
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    Abit IC7MAX3 + SLK-947U installation

    From the underside of the retention thing, insert a toothpick to move off the white pin upwards so that you can easily use the plier to move off the retention bracket. I have the sp-94 heatpipe version of this HS - its really great. I wonder though whether these heatsinks will fit into that...
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    *** Official ASUS P4C800/Deluxe (875P) Thread ***

    Folks What gives, eh? I went out today to find the 'E' revision but couldn't find any - all local shops were selling 'D's. I asked 2 of these shops (the most up-to-date ones) and they both told me 'supplier' doesn't want to ship in 'E's yet, no news when these are coming'. While the Abit Max3...
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    Will a 533Mhz P4 run stably on Springdale Mobo?

    thanks for the reply... yes i think i have the later version ATi 9700Pro - that's the one with the PN ending with '030' , right?
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    Will a 533Mhz P4 run stably on Springdale Mobo?

    Hi, I am replacing my problematic P4 mobo (sis648) and would like to know if my P4 2.6 Ghz 533Mhz non-HT CPU will run stably on a new 865PE based mobo, I am thinking of buying the MSI Neo2 FISR or the Gigabyte. My RAM modules are 2 512MB Corsair PC3500. I can see from the MSI website that the...
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    What is thermal guideline/thermal spec???

    According to intel specs the 3.2 ghz P4 has the ff. Thermal Guideline 82.0W Thermal Spec 70°C I read this is the hottest cpu around these days, literally. Anybody knows what the above terms mean and can you explain in layman terms?
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    Mobo swap in XP -- problems to be expected?

    Will it (XP mobo swap) require re-activation, or a restore of a copy of the wpa.wbl will do? I'm planning to buy the BH7.
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    P4 HSF - Globalwin CAK4-88T - confusion

    Hi, Maybe you guys can help me out, I replaced the stock 2.66Ghz Intel HSF which was irritatingly loud (I installed it as is - black thermal pad) the noise turns up after a feew minutes playing games or doing video editing. The only serious looking HSF I can find around was the Globalwin...
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    What is a Gigabyte 8SG800 ?

    Hello, Just found this new mobo selling around town. The box says it's Sis648 and fully DDR400 compatible. So cheap - 10 USD lower that my 8SG667. Anybody has an idea what the difference is with the 8SG667 ?
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    8SG667 (Gigabyte Sis648) Bios F5

    Hello, I just found this out - there was an F5 Bios released last December - described as to improve stability for AGP 8x cards. I have the Ati Radeon 9700Pro running at 8x. Currently on Bios F4, anybody else out there with this mobo and VGA card and have updated the Bios to F5? I have never...
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    My Gigabyte 8INXP arrived today!!

    Hi, I your XP the same copy for the previous motherboard? No activation problems with changing mobos?
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    Gigabyte 8SG667 unstable with 2 sticks of pc3200...

    How did you manage to set CAS2 for your Corsair 512MB PC3200 on this board? I bought a 512MB Corsair PC3500C2 (can't find PC3200C2 Corsair), and set the timings to 2-5-2-2 from the Auto-6-3-3, but wasn't able to boot and had to reset the CMOS to go back to the Auto setting. My BIOS is F4.